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Since there seemed to be some interest in this, I'm going to post progress(when possible) on a stock ecodiesel engine rebuild I am doing. This engine came out of a truck that I bought at an auction. It had an engine fire, at around 95k miles and was salvaged. All the damage was confined to the engine compartment, and the rest of the truck is in good condition.
The truck is a 2015 Ram BigHorn with a quad cab and shortbed. It has a few other nice features (tow package, heated seats and steering, 8.4" touchscreen, among other things).
Based on a previous bad experience, I decided it would best to pull the engine and go through it rather than just trying to get it running and drive it. It turns out the engine wasn't badly hurt, but definitely needed to be pulled as I will relate later on.
I have already pulled the engine out of the truck and it is completely torn down. It's worth noting that I was able to pull the engine without removing the cab, and was even able to leave the hood on, but just about everything else on the front end had to come off. Here are some pictures of the truck from the auction:
The truck is a 2015 Ram BigHorn with a quad cab and shortbed. It has a few other nice features (tow package, heated seats and steering, 8.4" touchscreen, among other things).
Based on a previous bad experience, I decided it would best to pull the engine and go through it rather than just trying to get it running and drive it. It turns out the engine wasn't badly hurt, but definitely needed to be pulled as I will relate later on.
I have already pulled the engine out of the truck and it is completely torn down. It's worth noting that I was able to pull the engine without removing the cab, and was even able to leave the hood on, but just about everything else on the front end had to come off. Here are some pictures of the truck from the auction:







